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Possible disruption at Pex Hill -
We have been informed that the landowner plans to undertake significant work which may result
in large portions of the car-park being closed off. If you are planning on visiting the observatory,
please keep an eye on our Twitter account for updates (you don't need to have Twitter yourself to view it).
The latest information as of Friday 21st September is that the on-going work will continue into 2019 and will mean restricted access and parking. We intend to continue with the meetings on Wednesday evenings as long as it is safe to do so.
Anybody that visits MUST park safely and allow the access of emergency services at all times.

Video from 5th anniversary of the Huygens probe landing on Titan

Just over seven years ago, on the 14th January 2005 at approximately 11:30 UTC, the Huygens probe (part of the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn) touched down on the surface of Titan.

The video below, released for the 5th anniversary of the probe’s touchdown, is a time-compressed montage of what was imaged as Huygens descended through the thick atmosphere of Titan over the course of about four hours. The sounds accompanying the video are representations of various data, such as the rotation of the probe and the strength of the radio signal between Huygens and the Cassini spacecraft.

In case the video won’t play for you, the full link is: http://youtu.be/PrnuGAQroXQ where you can also find a full description of what all the charts and sounds are.

Although it’s somewhat “old news” it’s still a fascinating video, and always brings to (my) mind the fleeting Venera images from Venus.

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